The title alludes to the present time of change in society at large, as
symbolised by the new millennium. It is timely for AI to contribute
further to society, including its work environments and leisure worlds;
it is timely for AI to intensify its study of society (e.g. in the form
of societies of artificial agents, and societal aspects of cognition);
and it is timely for AI to make further advances in dealing with issues
of time and change themselves (for instance, in the way they arise in
multi-agent and learning scenarios).

The convention will consist of seven
partially-parallel symposia and 4 invited plenary lectures, following the
model of the successful AISB-99 Convention in Edinburgh.

Local organisation and oversight of the programme will be by Professor
John A. Barnden and Dr. Mark Lee of the School of Computer Science,
University of Birmingham. The symposia will have their own separate
organisers and programme committees.

The University and City

The University of Birmingham is a major civic university founded in 1900
with about 18,000 students of whom about 25% are postgraduates. It is
both research-led and research-leading.

The university is located on a pleasant and spacious campus, in a leafy
area a few miles south of the recently redeveloped City Centre and yet
only a short drive away from beautiful countryside. The campus has a
small railway station adjacent to it, connecting to the city centre and
to towns south of Birmingham. The city is well placed for access to all
parts of the UK, and is two hours by rail from London. It has an
international airport.

The city boasts excellent programmes of classical music, ballet and
theatre. Also, Stratford-upon-Avon with its world-renowned theatrical
productions is only a 40-minute drive from the campus. The University
also offers high-quality artistic, theatrical and musical venues.

The Bureau has arranged limited numbers of rooms at reduced prices
at a broad range of hotels for participants at University of
Birmingham events during 2000. For a booking form containing a list
of the hotels and reduced prices please contact us or the Bureau.
Bookings at the reduced prices can be made using that form, using
the Bureau's standard booking form on their website, or by fax or
phone to the Bureau. Please specify that you wish to have the
special University of Birmingham hotel rates. Note: the reduced
prices can not be obtained by booking direct with the hotels.

We regret that we cannot ourselves handle hotel bookings.
But please tell us if you cannot find a hotel room at a suitable
rate -- we may be able to offer advice.

Particpants should note that it would be convenient to stay at
hotels near the city centre because of the train line from New
Street station to the campus station (which is just called
"University"). The journey takes only a few minutes and there are
trains every 15 minutes for most of the day.

Contact Information:

Dr. Mark Lee,
School of Computer Science,
University of Birmingham,
Birmingham,
B15 2TT.